The BCYF Tynan Community Center has always recognized and regarded the importance of education amongst its youth members. It has, for many years, offered academic assistance to students within the community. Each year, a number of BCYF Tynan kids go on to graduate from high school or college, making the Tynan staff proud of their accomplishments. We would like to share some of these recent accomplishments.
Jacqueline Czar has just graduated from Archbishop Williams High School and will be attending Framingham State University this fall, with a concentration in Criminal Justice. She aspires to be a police officer and keep the city safe. Jackie has been attending the BCYF Tynan for about 12 years. She participates in a number of our athletic leagues/tournaments, she has worked in our youth employment program, and she is a constant presence in our new teen center. Jackie is an excellent role model to our younger members and is always around to lend a helping hand here at the Tynan. She already serves as one of South Boston’s finest.
Jake Donovan is a new graduate of Boston College High School. He will be attending Saint Michael’s in Vermont this fall as a business major. Jake is an active member of our teen program and also served on our youth council. Many of his ideas helped to design our new teen center. He also served on our “Youth Venture” team, which was a youth entrepreneurship opportunity that partnered BCYF with The United Way. Jake will make a great businessman one day.
Claire Farma is our third featured “Tynan graduate.” Claire has graduated from the John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science and will be attending the University of Maine, where she will be majoring in Communications. Claire also served on the Tynan “Youth Venture” team and had a strong presence along with many excellent ideas. Communications will be right up her alley. She exhibits both intelligence and confidence and I am trusting that she will be a very successful woman one day.
Haley Dillon is one of our older Tynan “kids.” Haley just graduated from the University of Maine in Orono, where she majored in Communications. Haley spent a lot of time here at the Tynan and never forgot her roots. She quoted, “I spent my childhood at the Tynan and it helped me to get where I am today.” She participated in various Tynan activities, ranging from BNBL to Zumba to Girls’ Group and more. Haley is such a positive presence and never forgot to stop by and say hello during her college breaks. She was a participant in the Tynan Math tutoring program during her high school career at Boston Latin Academy. She now just accepted a position in the “MTP-Management Trainee Program” at Sherwin Williams and we could not be happier for her.
Hannah Powers is another college success story. Hannah has been attending the Tynan Community Center for at least a decade. She participates in our “new” 17 and up Women’s Basketball League and stops in to say hello whenever she is in the neighborhood, walking with her beautiful new baby girl, Karly. Hannah was just pinned from the radiography program at Roxbury Community College. and is a special success story considering she was able to graduate while balancing the task of new motherhood. Hannah said, “I’ve always felt that the Tynan was a second home to me. I’m so glad that kids have a place like this to go to.” We are very proud of her accomplishments.
Matt Prokop is our last college graduate. Matt studied at Assumption College, home of the greyhounds, where he played basketball for two years. Before Assumption, there was never a week that went by that Matt wasn’t in our gym shooting around. Matt started out at Assumption as a Biology major and made the switch to focus on Human Services. He worked in our camp for a couple of years and now just accepted a position with Serur Agencies, as a producer of life insurance. Matt is a great kid all around and we are lucky to have him as one of our own up at the Tynan.
